Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0004 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Vanuatu, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu is 0.0004 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0004 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0004 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 5.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 64 Hong Kong 0.0004 units per person compare
- 65 Cape Verde 0.0004 units per person compare
- 66 North Macedonia 0.0004 units per person compare
- 68 Niger 0.0003 units per person compare
- 69 Malawi 0.0003 units per person compare
- 70 Central African Republic 0.0003 units per person compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu was 0.0004 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Vanuatu ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.